15 Barn Close, Frome, BA11 4ER
About 15 Barn Close
15 Barn Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Frome (BA11 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 87% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageSingle
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and side extensions and front porch following partial demolition of outbuilding.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/0797/HSE
What's in 15 Barn Close, Frome, BA11 4ER's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 4ER: £350,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other Barn Close homes
On habitable rooms, 15 Barn Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,986
Street avg £3,504
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westover — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Trinity Church of England First School. 10 schools nearby.
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